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Kubernetes DevOps Engineer Bare-Metal - Contract

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Job Description - Kubernetes DevOps Engineer Bare-Metal - Contract

On-Premises Kubernetes DevOps Engineer (Bare-Metal) – Manchester (Onsite)

We’re looking for an experienced On-Premises Kubernetes DevOps Engineer for a short-term contract role based onsite in Manchester.

This is a hands-on role ideal for someone with deep experience working with bare-metal Kubernetes in a fast-paced technical environment.



Key Responsibilities:

  • Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters on bare-metal infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure optimal cluster performance, scalability, and reliability.
  • Implement best practices for on-premises deployments, including monitoring, upgrades, networking, and security.
  • Maintain high-availability infrastructure and contribute to the overall stability of the environment.


Essential Skills & Experience:

  • Strong hands-on expertise in Kubernetes on bare-metal (not cloud-based).
  • Experience with manual setup tools such as kubeadm, Rancher, or similar.
  • In-depth understanding of physical server environments and non-cloud orchestration challenges.
  • Ability to advise on and differentiate between cloud-managed Kubernetes (e.g., EKS, AKS, GKE) and on-prem deployments.
  • Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving ability in a DevOps or SRE context.

Location:

Manchester – Onsite only 

If you're available immediately and ready to get hands-on with an exciting technical challenge, we’d love to hear from you.



Apply now or get in touch for more information.

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